Don't like eating and drinking

I don't like to eat. I find it causes me a lot of anxiety something that no one else seems to get. I hate the tastes and textures of food and drink. I hate swallowing, it feels like everything is scraping my throat and scratching it. I hate after eating, I get IBS and very often feel all sorts and find it off putting. When I don't eat I feel pretty good, it's like a breath of fresher air for me no pain and discomfort, less anxiety.

I've started skipping meals, no breakfast and sometimes no lunch. I've noticed that there's less pain and less anxiety. I've not got much bad effects from it either, I had only a little food for tea tonight and I feel good so far. During the daytime I feel a little worn out and sometimes dizzy but after a short rest I feel good again. I think that's to do with the anxiety though. It can cause me so many downers it's so debilitating at times.

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  • As someone who's skipped plenty of food to avoid anxiety, it's a really bad habit to get into. It only reinforces all the negative thoughts you have about food and it can spiral really badly. I've had times where I just stopped eating entirely and would've said that I was fine physically, but your body is suffering and it will catch up to you at some point, whether that's just having zero energy or ending up with nutrition deficiencies. 

    I really really wish I had some useful advice but I'm still struggling with this constantly and I hope you don't go where I've been. 

  • Thanks for replying. I hope you can get over this soon. I have such a hateful relationship with food and drink, I've always had issues with it but it gets worse now that I'm older.

    Hopefully we'll both be feeling a lot better about it soon.

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